SpTU 2, 041 (P348646)
Omen, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 2, 041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348646 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Omen |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [...] Ululu (VI) until the 30th day [...]. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] on the 15th day the rising of the sun is very dark ... [...]. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | (If) on the 1st day a solar eclipse takes place: annihilation of the palace [...]. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | (If) on the 9th day: a god will devastate (or): Adad [...] his voice ... [...]. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | (If) on the 11th day: there will be enemy campaigns in the land. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | (If) on the 13th day: flights from the land will take place. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | (If) on the 14th day: vertigo will take place. Business will diminish. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | (If) on the 15th day: the king [...]. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | (If) on the 16th day: the king of Gutium will die (or): the land will change its mind. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | (If) on the 18th day: the king - the days of his life will be completed by the god (and) his land will revolt against him (or): the king will lengthen the days of (his) life. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | (If) on the 20th day: the king of Amurru will make (his) throne long-lasting. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [...] 21st [...]: abundant yield of the sea [...]. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] 28th [...]: the king will lengthen (his) life with the (help of the) god. [...] liʾbu-disease in the land. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [... 29]th [...]: for the king there will be rebellion and [...] ...-disease in the land. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [... 30]th [...]: the city, the king, and his people will be at peace. Lions will go wild and the ways will be blocked. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...] takes place and Venus and Jupiter appear (in opposition): the city, the king, and his people will be at peace. Lions will go wild and [...]. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [...] ... an eclipse takes place: there will be an epidemic of the army (and) the king will become hostile (or): numerous epidemics of the army. Deaths and ... [...]. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [...] until the 30th day [...] takes place: the king of Akkad [...]. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | [...] its appearance there is noise: the land [...] sorrow. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | [...]: annihilation of the palace; alternatively, of the beasts; alternatively, of the great army. Epidemic [...]. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | [...] his voice bitterly [...]. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | [...] campaigns in the land [...]. |
| Obverse [23:24] o 24'24'–o 24'24' | [...] flights from the land [...]. |
| Obverse [24:25] o 25'25'–o 25'25' | [...] there will be desolation and business [...]. |
| Obverse [25:26] o 26'26'–o 26'26' | [...] Elam [...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] will become strong; alternatively, will change [...]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...] and an epidemic of the great army. The king will rampage (or): the king [...] the days of his life with [...]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...] will make (his) throne long-lasting (or): his land [...]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [...] the abundant yield of the sea will be destroyed. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [...] there will be liʾbu-disease in the land. The king of the world will lengthen his life. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...] there will be ...-disease in the land. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...] will be at peace. Lions will go wild and the ways will be blocked. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...] eclipsed: the king of Akkad; alternatively, the land of Akkad, will be destroyed. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [...] Jupiter appears with it: the city, the king, and his people will be at peace. Lions will go wild and the ways will be blocked. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [...] there will be deaths in the land. King will become hostile to king. Epidemic of the people; alternatively, epidemic of the army; alternatively, the king [...]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [...] its appearance there is noise: the king will die and the land will experience sorrow; alternatively, [...] joy. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [...] ... stands (there): the interior of the land will not be good. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [...] raises [...]: the furrow will reduce its yield. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [...] regularly raises his voice: there will be early rains and flood, (and) dampness, in the land and the harvest of the land will go well. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | (If) Adad raises his voice, the day clouds over, heaven rains, the Rainbow lies across (the sky) (and) lightning flashes: worrying of the land, end of a reign. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | (If) Adad raises his voice, the day clouds over, heaven rains, the Rainbow lies across (the sky), lightning flashes, and the 4 winds blow: lightning will keep flashing to the 4 winds. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | (If) Adad raises his voice and the earth exudes honey: there will be an epidemic of livestock in the land (or): : there will be rains and floods. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | (If) Adad raises his voice and the earth exudes bile: the offspring of dogs will thrive. For 20 years the harvest of the land will go well. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [...] raises his voice and the earth exudes either salt or oil or bitumen or boiled bitumen or pitch: a devastating flood will take place. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [...] his voice keeps raging like a horse: a strong king will die and (there will be) a military attack. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | [...] like scattered people: rivers will ... one another. Rains and floods |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | will be early. Barley will sit enduring in the field. Burning of princes (or): defeat of princes will take place. Fire will devour the king's palace. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | [...] regularly and cries out in the middle of the day: Adad and Nergal will devour the land. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | [...] raises [...], the day clouds over, heaven rains, the Rainbow lies across (the sky), lightning happens like fire, (and) it rains to the 4 winds: orchard fruit ... [...]. |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525 | [...] and the flood comes, whose waters are reddened like blood: pasture in [...]. |
| Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626 | [...] it rains as with hailstones: heaven will rain. The king's son [...] his father in [...]. |
| Reverse [26:27] r 2727–r 2727 | [...] ... the furrow will bring its yield [...]. |
| Reverse [27:28] r 2828–r 2828 | [...] hunger ... [...]. |
| Reverse [28:29] r 2929–r 2929 | [...] ... (or): ... [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [... {iti]}KIN EN U₄ 30-[KAM ...] | |
| 2' | [...] U BE AH [...] | |
| 3' | [...] U₄ 15-KAM KUR 20 DAR₄{um} x [...] | |
| 4' | U₄ 1-KAM AN.GE₆ 20 GAR NIG₂.HA.LAM.MA E₂.⸢GAL⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | U₄ 9(@v)@v-KAM DINGIR RA{iṣ} {d}IŠKUR GU₃-šu₂ [...] x [...] | |
| 6' | U₄ 11-KAM ger-ret KUR₂ ⸢ina⸣ KUR ⸢GAL₂⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 7' | U₄ 13-KAM ne-ru-ba-a-<tu₄> ina KUR GAR{[na]} | |
| 8' | U₄ 14(@v)@v-KAM IGI.NIGIN IGI.NIGIN GAR-ME GANBA TUR{[er]} | |
| 9' | U₄ 15-KAM LUGAL [...] | |
| 10' | U₄ 16-KAM LUGAL gu-ti-i UŠ₂ UMUŠ KUR MAN{[ni]} | |
| 11' | U₄ 18-KAM LUGAL U₄ TI-šu₂ KI DINGIR gam-ru KUR-su BAL{su} LUGAL U₄-MEŠ TI ⸢ur⸣-[rak] | |
| 12' | ⸢U₄ 20-KAM LUGAL MAR.TU{ki} AŠ.TE SUMUN{[bar]} | |
| 13' | [...] 21-KAM hi-ṣib A.AB.BA [...] | |
| 14' | [... 28-KAM LUGAL KI DINGIR TI.LA ur-rak li-iʾ-bu ina KUR [...] | |
| 15' | [... 29-⸢KAM⸣ ana LUGAL HI.GAR GAL₂-ma GIG.AN.TI.LA ina KUR [...] | |
| 16' | [... 30-⸢KAM⸣ IRI LUGAL u UN-MEŠ-šu₂ SILIM-MEŠ UR.A-MEŠ IDIM-ME-ma A.RA₂ KU₅(GAZ-)[MEŠ] | |
| 17' | [... GAR]-⸢ma⸣ {d}dele-bat u {d}SAG.ME.GAR IGI-MEŠ IRI LUGAL u UN-ME-šu₂ SILIM—MEŠ UR.A-ME IDIM-ME-ma [...] | |
| 18' | [...] KAN₅-šu₂ AN.GE₆ GAR ŠUB{ti₃} EREN₂{ni} GAL₂ LUGAL KUR₂ ŠUB{ti₃} EREN₂{ni} a-pa-a-ti UŠ₂-MEŠ u x [...] | |
| 19' | [...] EN U₄ 30-KAM GAR LUGAL URI{ki} [...] | |
| 20' | [... ta]-⸢mar⸣-<ti>-ša₂ hab-rat GAR{an} KUR ŠA₃.HUL ŠA₃.HUL [...] | |
| 21' | [... NIG₂].⸢HA⸣.LAM.MA E₂.GAL KI.MIN u₂-ma-mi KI.MIN EREN₂ GAL ŠUB{ti₃} [...] | |
| 22' | [...] GIG{iš} GU₃-šu₂ [...] | |
| 23' | [... ger-ra-a]-⸢tu₄⸣ ina KUR [...] | |
| 24' | [... ne-ru-ba-a]-⸢tu₄⸣ ina KUR [...] | |
| 25' | [... ar₂]-bu-tu GAL₂-ma ⸢GANBA⸣ [...] | |
| 26' | [...] ⸢ELAM⸣.MA{ki} [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [... i-dan]-nin KI.MIN ⸢MAN⸣{[ni} ...] | |
| 2 | [...]-⸢ma⸣ ŠUB{ti₃} EREN₂ GAL LUGAL in-na-dar LUGAL U₄ TI-šu₂ ⸢KI⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢AŠ⸣.TE SUMUN{bar} KUR-⸢su⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | [...] hi-ṣib A.AB.BA ZAH₂ | |
| 5 | [...] ⸢li⸣-iʾ-bu ina KUR GAL₂ LUGAL ŠU₂ DIN GID₂.⸢DA⸣ | |
| 6 | [...] GIG.AN.TI.LA ina KUR GAL₂{ši} | |
| 7 | [...] ⸢SILIM⸣-MEŠ UR.MAH-ME IDIM-ma A.RA₂ KU₅-MEŠ | |
| 8 | [...] KAN₅ LUGAL URI{ki} KI.MIN KUR URI{ki} ⸢ZAH₂⸣ | |
| 9 | [...] {⸢mul⸣}U₄.AL.TAR KI-šu₂ IGI-MEŠ IRI LUGAL u UN-MEŠ-šu₂ SILIM-ME UR.A-ME IDIM-ME-ma A.RA₂ KU₅-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 10 | [...] UŠ₂-MEŠ ina KUR GAL₂-MEŠ LUGAL KI LUGAL KUR₂{ir} ŠUB{ti₃} UN-MEŠ KI.MIN ŠUB{ti₃} EREN₂{ni} KI.MIN LUGAL [x] | |
| 11 | [... ta]-mar-ti-ša₂ hab-rat GAR{an} LUGAL UŠ₂-ma KUR ŠA₃.HUL ŠA₃.HUL IGI KI.MIN ŠA₃.HUL₂.⸢LA⸣ ŠA₃.HUL₂.⸢LA⸣ [x] | |
| 12 | [...] ⸢NE⸣ GUB{iz} ŠA₃ KUR NU DU₁₀.⸢GA⸣ | |
| 13 | [...] ŠUB{di} AB.SIN₂ GUN{sa₃} LA₂{ṭa₂} | |
| 14 | [...] GU₃-šu₂ u₂-sa-dir ŠEG₃-ME u ILLU har-pu-tu₄ KI.DURU₅ ina KUR GAL₂-ME-ma BURU₁₄ KUR SI.[SA₂] | |
| 15 | {d}IŠKUR GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB U₄ ŠU₂ AN SUR {d}TIR.AN.NA GIB NIM.GIR₂ ib-riq na-zaq KUR TIL BAL | |
| 16 | {d}IŠKUR GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB U₄ ŠU₂ AN SUR {d}TIR.AN.NA GIB NIM.GIR₂ ib-riq u TU₁₅ 4-BA DU-MEŠ ana TU₁₅ 4-BA NIM.GIR₂ ib-ta-na-<ri>-iq | |
| 17 | {d}IŠKUR GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB-ma KI LAL₃ i-hi-il RI.RI.GA MAŠ₂.ANŠE ina KUR GAL₂{ši} ŠEG₃-ME u ILLU-ME GAL₂-ME | |
| 18 | {d}IŠKUR GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB-ma KI ZE₂ i-hi-il U₃.TU UR.GI₇ SI.SA₂ ana 20 MU-MEŠ BURU₁₄ KUR SI.SA₂ | |
| 19 | [...] GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB-ma KI MUN lu I₃.GIŠ lu ESIR lu ESIR ŠEG₆ lu ESIR.U₄.A i-hi-il a-bu-ub KUŠ₇{ti₃} GAR{an} | |
| 20 | [...] GU₃-šu₂ GIM ANŠE.KUR.RA iš-tam-mar LUGAL KALA.GA UŠ₂-ma ZI{ut} {giš}TUKUL | |
| 21 | [...] GIM UN-ME BIR-ME ID₂-ME ID₂-ME a-ha-meš i-še-ʾi-ra ŠEG₃-ME u ILLU-ME | |
| 22 | ⸢har⸣-pu ŠE ina GANA₂ ZAL{iš} NU₂{iṣ} TAB{iṭ} NUN-MEŠ BAD₅.BAD₅ NUN-ME GAR E₂.GAL LUGAL IZI GU₇ | |
| 23 | [...] u₂-sa-dir-ma ina MURU₂ u₄-mi is-si {d}IŠKUR u {d}NERGALₓ(|U.GUR|) KUR GU₇-MEŠ | |
| 24 | [...] ⸢ŠUB⸣ U₄ ŠU₂ AN SUR {d}TIR.AN.NA GIB NIM.GIR₂ GAR GIM IZI ana TU₁₅ 4-BA iz-nun GURUN {giš}KIRI₆ x x [...] | |
| 25 | [...]-ma ILLU ša₂ A-šu₂ GIM UŠ₂ ṣar-pu DU{kam} ri-tu₄ ina [...] | |
| 26 | [...] ⸢GIM⸣ ina NA₄ AN SUR AN SUR DUMU LUGAL AD-šu₂ ⸢ina⸣ [...] | |
| 27 | [...]-⸢ub⸣ AB.SIN₂ GUN{sa₃} IL₂ [...] | |
| 28 | [...] SU.GU₇ EN x [...] | |
| 29 | [...] E PA x [...] | |
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